Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Robert Wall
Kepler Communications is set to begin commercial service of its in-orbit optical communications network next month, says Beau Jarvis, chief revenue officer for the company.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo is planning to grow its UK headcount beyond 10,000 people as the company sees greater commitments from the government on defense and security spending.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Italian space company Sitael has spelled out growth plans to more than triple sales through 2031 on the growing spending in Europe on the domain.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The European Union is projecting a more than doubling of the global Earth observation data and services market by 2034.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine will receive 16 donated Saab Gripen fighters from Sweden once it finalizes the first stage of a deal to acquire new-build Gripen Es.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Hermeus has received a $159 million contract extension from the DIU to support a high-speed, uncrewed testbed aircraft and open up other opportunities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Honda says its full-scale uncrewed electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing demonstrator competed it first hover flight in early April in the U.S.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Quantum computers could outperform classical processors as soon as 2027 for certain defense logistics applications, quantum software developer Q-CTRL says.
Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
House authorizers want the Pentagon to designate a point person to oversee the Defense Department-wide position, navigation and timing (PNT) enterprise.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
German electric aircraft startup Vaeridion has started producing battery packs at its new facility in Oberpfaffenhofen.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
The Australian Army is in the middle of one of the largest transformations of its aviation force in decades, replacing troubled legacy fleets, expanding training capabilities and adapting aviation assets to support the country’s evolving defense strategy.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
The Czech Republic’s Police Aviation Service is to reequip and bolster its helicopter fleet with an order for 11 Airbus H145 twin-engine light helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Poland and the UK are set to push ahead with development of a new medium-range surface-to-air missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev conducted a 6-hr., multitask spacewalk outside the International Space Station on May 27.
Space Exploration

Aviation Week Staff
ROCKET LAB passes Tranche 3 Tracking Layer review... HELI-ONE establishes S-92 support center in Brazil... ELBIT acquires BLUE WHITE ROBOTICS...
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By Steve Trimble
L3Harris executives said that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney surprised and “disappointed” them by announcing the selection of the Saab GlobalEye.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Staff
Thai Navy Orders Two C295s In ‘Enhanced Configuration’
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is looking for companies who could redesign and modify the cabin configuration of its new Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter as it is beginning service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force wants to regenerate the supply chain for its small Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit bomber.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The European Commission plans to run a competition next year for valuable spectrum to deliver direct-to-device (D2D) services.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
ITPS Canada plans to expand training services by adding advanced lead-in fighter training for student pilots.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Irene Klotz, Vivienne Machi
SpaceX must complete an investigation into the May 22 Starship-Super Heavy flight test, following a mishap involving the first-stage booster, the FAA says.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
Canadian industry will build one-third of the future export orders for the Saab Global Eye on a local assembly line, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on May 27.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s single largest contract—for the operations and management of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California—will be up for bids for the first time in the agency’s history.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Special Operations Command will not fly any crewed surveillance aircraft by 2029 as it phases out the in-demand U-28 Draco fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion